Bridge Technologies has launched a complete solution for monitoring and analyzing DVB-T2 transmissions, with full support for the T2-MI stream format. DVB-T2 is estimated to be the transmission format of choice for 70 percent of the broadcast infrastructure currently under construction, and DVB-T2 networks are already coming on air in most countries in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.

Part of the DVB-T2 specification, T2-MI is used for contributing streams from the master headend to regional sites in a highly efficient and controlled form. T2-MI provides important advantages for operators, especially in single-frequency network (SFN) applications, where it ensures accuracy, allows all scheduling and allocation decisions to be made at the central headend, and lets each modulator in the network unambiguously create an identical on-air signal. However, the complex T2-MI formatted streams are structured in a way that made them inaccessible to standard monitoring systems — until the introduction of the DVB-T2-MI option for the VB120 or VB220 probes.

OneFi Technology has finished the testing of its bi-directional IPTV platform solution and is ready to launch the technology. Chet Noblett, Chief Executive Officer of OneFi, stated, “We selected the category not only because it’s a game changer in the way we subscribe to and view broadcasted content but also because it allows us a strategic advantage in negotiating grants, loans and partnerships with the Federal government. We believe we have the solution which is now required in order to be a primary vendor, as the government re-launches its efforts to bring broadband connectivity to America. As part of this package the funding agencies will require the vendor to have the ability to not only deliver content but also be able to broadcast back out to the internet in digital formats useful for public safety, education, and health care.

Telchemy announces that over 120 equipment manufacturers have successfully integrated Telchemy’s VQmon software into a wide range of products, such as IP phones, VoIP Gateways, Routers, IPTV Set Top Boxes, Residential Gateways, eMTAs, Probes and Analyzers. Over 50 million units of VQmon have been shipped, representing an annual growth rate of over 50%. This number does not include an estimated 200 million additional units shipped by a number of large ISPs who license VQmon on a subscription model basis.

Falcon IP/Complete announces their partnership with Harmonic. The Falcon IP/Complete "bird to box" video solution and Harmonic's Direct-2-Edge cable IPTV solution provide a total cable IPTV solution. Falcon IP/Complete is a Harmonic authorized reseller for cable and telco operators in the United States.

IQDialogue IPTV Mediaroom is the newest addition to the IQDialogue family of solutions for IPTV/IP Video Service Providers. The new IQDialogue server is a real-time, software-based monitoring probe that analyzes, monitors, and troubleshoots Microsoft Mediaroom-enabled networks, ensuring that subscriber quality expectations are met. The software probe helps field technicians to pinpoint problems related to communication with Microsoft Mediaroom servers and clients. Features include assessment of D-server Instant Channel Change, R-UDP efficiency, full IGMP and DHCP analysis. IneoQuest is an official Microsoft Mediaroom ecosystem partner for IPTV service assurance solutions.

Broadcom has integrated market leading Wi-Fi and video chipset platforms, paving the way for the next generation of connected DTVs, Blu-ray Disc players and cable/satellite/IPTV STBs. As a top supplier of both Wi-Fi and digital video solutions, Broadcom is providing consumer electronics manufacturers with a series of "video over Wi-Fi" reference designs that provide a superior video experience over a wireless connection.

Motorola launches a new update of its innovative Motorola Communications Convergence Engine, the software behind next-generation TV that combines the convenience and ubiquity of classic TV with the control and personalization of the Internet. The Storefront 1.0 update brings new options to the entire process of marketing and bundling IPTV, Internet and physical goods. Introduced at the 2009 International Consumer Electronics Show, the CCE update will also help network operators deliver services such as video and gaming that millions of consumers want, when they want them, to the device(s) of their choice.

Pixelmetrix received its first order for the Electronic Couch Potato (ECP) and ECP Consolidator from a major IPTV operator based in Europe. The ECP, an after the network probe, measures and reports end-users’ experience for delivered video services. Integral elements include telemetry and fault information from multiple points along the transmission chain. So is the consolidation of that information to one or more points of central control and observation. As a central management console, the ECP Consolidator works in tandem with a collection of ECPs. It presents the status of all broadcasted channels scanned.

JDSU has been selected by LG Dacom to support LG Dacom's deployment of IPTV services nationwide. After a series of thorough benchmarking tests and evaluation by independent external experts, JDSU was selected based on the performance of its NetComplete IPTV solution, a combination of the QT-600 Ethernet triple-play probe, NetAnalyst and NetOptimize software, as well as the Clarity video portal. NetComplete was also graded highly for its end-to-end monitoring and success with other large IPTV deployments, including recently announced Deutsch Telekom.

BNS has launched the most advanced in-room entertainment, room control and A/V solution currently available in the market. BNS’s turnkey solution addresses hotels’ and multi dwelling unit developers’ challenges of meeting customers’ increasingly sophisticated expectations for high technology standards and comfort today and well into the future.

Based on genuine carrier class IPTV designs to ensure highest reliability and robustness, the solution delivers HD-quality resolution and is based on open standard which makes it easy and cost effective to migrate to future technologies.

Verimatrix's VCAS for DVB 2.0 solution, which extends the reach of its multiple layered security architecture to digital broadcast content in satellite, cable and terrestrial broadcast networks where no direct return path is available. Building on its initial VCAS for DVB release targeting hybrid networks, this support for Digital Video Broadcasting (DVB) services can seamlessly be offered with the same pay-TV head-end architecture supporting IPTV and hybrid networks. Verimatrix will be demonstrating VCAS for DVB 2.0 at IBC2008 in stand 4.B45.

Concurrent will feature live demonstrations of its BEYONDEMAND solutions at IBC 2008, including time-shifted television technology, the MediaHawk Content Delivery System and Everstream interactive data collection and reporting software. Concurrent’s Myriad Advanced Advertising Solution will also be featured in the booth display.

Concurrent recently announced a deal with ZON TV Cabo to supply the on-demand solution for the Portuguese operator’s video-on-demand expansion. This follows major win announcements in North America, including Time Warner’s Los Angeles and San Diego markets, as well as the announcement of a master purchase agreement with Cox Communications, positioning Concurrent as the sole provider of VOD server and storage technology for the third largest MSO in America.

TANDBERG Television launches its new MediaModeler Content Management System, an advanced solution designed to enable telco operators to increase customer satisfaction and retention as well as monetize their web portals with a compelling online video experience. With the new powerful application tool-kit operators can provide subscribers with a more personalized user experience, and richer search and discovery features, enabling converged services across TVs, PCs and mobile devices. The system will be demonstrated at NXTcomm (Las Vegas, June 17-19, 2008) in booth SU7416.

RGB Networks announces that its Modular Video Processor has won a coveted NXTcomm Eos Award in recognition of its advanced IPTV capabilities, which enable telecommunications carriers to deliver high-quality, IP-based video services. The MVP beat out multiple contenders and was selected as winner of the ‘Content Delivery and Management’ category by a panel of 15 consultants, technical journalists and service providers from the communications industry.

The MVP is a complete IPTV solution, combining RGB’s proven video processing capabilities with a highly-reliable chassis to enable telecom carriers to offer a full range of digital video services, including HDTV. The MVP has been designed specifically for telecom carriers, combining support for MPEG-2 and MPEG-4/H.264 advanced processing, switching and ad insertion in a highly reliable chassis.

InterVision Network Corporation announces that the company will begin offering its revolutionary solution for Live Streaming Global Broadcasting. The company expects the solution to change the face of multimedia delivery by allowing the dissemination of live streaming content to computers and to Internet Protocol-enabled cell phones and televisions.

The backbone of the solution is IVNet’s custom-built, globally-distributed servers, which are built from the ground-up to be, first and foremost, a streaming network. This means that IVNet can support a live stream that is broadcast across the globe to potentially tens of millions of users with minimal signal degradation and no buffering.